Emmanuel Macron

France approaches Renault over potential drone production for Ukraine

Earlier on Sunday, French news website Franceinfo reported the French carmaker was expected to produce drones in Ukraine.

 TIRANA, ALBANIA - MAY 16: President of France Emmanuel Macron speaks with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the 6th European Political Community summit on May 16, 2025 in Tirana, Albania.
 Riot police on the Champs Elysees avenue after Paris St Germain won the Champions League, Paris, France, May 31, 2025

As Paris burns, the West must stop asking 'why?' and address jihad threat - opinion

 Hostage families take center stage at the People’s Peace Summit

Is there still a Left in Israel? How October 7 shaped Israel's political landscape

SAUDI FOREIGN Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan meets French Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot in Riyadh in April. France and Saudi Arabia are desperately trying to stay relevant in an international dispute where they’re no longer involved, the writer argues.

Palestinians and Israelis don't want two states: Why is Macron pushing it? - opinion


Macron's 'recognition' of a Palestinian state is a way to punish Israel - opinion

Instead of pushback against the increasingly genocidal Palestinian national movement, we get more perilous pablum about the “urgency” of Palestinian statehood.

 FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron visits Vietnam this week. The scent coming from Macron and his ilk is antipathy toward Israel; they simply cannot stomach a strong Israel, the writer charges.

'Macron’s crusade against the Jewish state continues,' MFA responds to France sanctions threat

Instead of "applying pressure on the jihadist terrorists, Macron wants to reward them with a Palestinian state," the Foreign Ministry said.

 Image of French President Emmanuel Macron in front of images of the French and Israeli flag.

Indonesia could recognize Israel if Palestinians given independence, president says

Standing alongside visiting French President Emmanuel Macron, Prabowo said Israel's security needs to be guaranteed.

 Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto speaks during a press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, Indonesia, May 28, 2025.

France's Macron plays down apparent shove from wife in Vietnam

"I was bickering, or rather joking, with my wife," Macron told reporters in Hanoi. "It's nothing."

 France's President Emmanuel Macron was pushed in the face by his wife Brigitte Macron as the couple arrived in Vietnam to begin a tour of Southeast Asia, at Noi Bai International Airport, in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 25, 2025.

France’s Gaza stance fuels antisemitism, far-right Israeli lawmaker says

Noam MK Avi Maoz accused France of moral hypocrisy as Strasbourg’s chief rabbi warns French rhetoric echoes justification of the 2012 Toulouse school attack.

 MK Avi Maoz attends a discussion in the Knesset, in Jerusalem, February 19, 2024

France's Macron: Gaza conditions are 'intolerable,' hopes to discuss it with Netanyahu and Trump

"We are reaching a level that we have never seen before, in terms of the humanitarian impact, since the beginning of this," said Macron.

 ISRAEL MUST not be allowed to win so much, Western diplomatic discourse says, according to the writer, because this would be bad for American and Western interests. President Macron of France said  that Israel ‘has the right to defend itself, but within proportion.’

PM Netanyahu accuses Macron of standing with Hamas, European leaders slam Israel actions in Gaza

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez both heavily criticized Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip.

 French President Emmanuel Macron reportedly said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should not forget Israel was created by a UN resolution.

Macron's eastward shift may spark Middle East anti-colonial revolt - opinion

Macron’s bet may buy short-term contracts and headlines, but it threatens to poison long-term relations and renew resentment.

 FRENCH PRESIDENT Emmanuel Macron welcomes Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Élysée Palace in Paris last week.

France and Germany in close contact to work on a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, Macron says

"Is Russia ready for a ceasefire lasting at least 30 days in order to be able to build a solid and lasting ceasefire?" Macron asked.

 German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron meet in Paris, May 7, 2025.

Macron, Von der Leyen launch €500M 'Choose Europe for Science' to lure US researchers

'If you love freedom, come help us stay free,' says Macron to US scientists.

 Macron and Von der Leyen announce €500 million 'Choose Europe for Science' program to attract US researchers.

Syria's president to visit Europe, and why France was the natural choice - analysis

As a former colonial power in the region, France has interests in Lebanon and Syria, and is seen as having a more balanced Mideast policy than the US and UK.

 Ahmed al-Sharaa lands in Paris, May 7, 2025.